2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Meoshonti Knight
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Morgan City, La.
- High School:
- Central Catholic High School
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Finished her career with 1,120 points
- 2015 Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2014 Hall of Fame Women's Challenge Most Outstanding Player
2017-18 (SENIOR) SEC Academic Honor Roll … played in 33 games and made seven starts ... averaged 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... fourth on the team in total points with 220 ... led Alabama in steals five times, assists and scoring four times, and blocks three times. Alabama A&M (11/10): Tallied 10 points, four steals and two assists. Utah (11/13): Added 17 points, five rebounds and two assists. Jacksonville (11/16): Chipped in nine points, six assists and four rebounds. Georgia Southern (11/19): Finished with 14 points, three rebounds and two steals. NC State (11/23): Totaled nine points, three assists, and three rebounds. Elon (11/24): Recorded 14 points and eight boards. Lipscomb (12/7): Added six points and five rebounds. Grambling State (12/10): Finished with seven points, two steals and two rebounds. Florida A&M (12/28): Recorded nine points and two steals. Mississippi State (1/14): Put in nine points and three assists. Texas A&M (1/18): Had nine points, three steals and three rebounds. Vanderbilt (1/21): Finished with a game-high 17 points off the bench. Tennessee (2/15): Had six points, three steals and three rebounds. Georgia (2/22): Finished with seven points, three assists and two steals. LSU (2/25): Added seven points and three rebounds. Georgia Tech (3/23): Recorded six points, five rebounds and two assists. Virginia Tech (3/25): Added 12 points, three rebounds and two assists.
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Played in all 36 games, starting in 27 contests ... second on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) and assists (2.0 apg) ... led Alabama in both free throws made and attempted and ranked 94th and 55th, respectively, in those categories nationally ... finished the season ranked 10th among active steal leaders in the Southeastern Conference ... scored double-figure points 20 times ... led the Tide in scoring eight times, rebounding three times, assists seven times, steals eight times, and blocks twice ... New Orleans (11/11): Scored a team-high 18 points while adding five steals, four assists, both of which were game highs, and four rebounds. Mississippi Valley State (11/14): Added eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal. Lipscomb (11/17): Recorded 12 points, six rebounds, one assist, one block and a steal. Georgia Southern (11/22): Scored all 14 of her points in the second half to propel the Tide to victory ... also contributed three rebounds, four assists and two steals playing in 36 of the 40 minutes. Alabama A&M (11/27): Finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals. Alcorn State (12/1): Scored 18 points, 12 of which came from the free throw line, to go with four steals, three assists, two blocks and two rebounds ... her 12 free throws made and 16 attempts were both career highs. Kansas (12/4): Tallied 17 points, four rebounds and one assist in the victory. Georgetown (12/11): Contributed six points and seven rebounds. Georgia State (12/15): Had a game-high four assists, one shy of her career high, and added nine points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals. Georgia Tech (12/17): Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one block and a steal. McNeese State (12/19): Scored a season-high 20 points to go along with three rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals. UTEP (12/20): Had 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in the win. Florida A&M (12/28): Collected 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals. South Carolina (1/1): Finished with eight points, a team-high six rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. Ole Miss (1/5): Scored a career-high 29 points in addition to three rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists. Missouri (1/8): Recorded eight points, two rebounds and one block. Kentucky (1/12): Had nine points, four rebounds, one assist and a steal. Arkansas (1/15): Collected 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and one steal. Mississippi State (1/19): Pulled down an SEC-high seven rebounds. Ole Miss (1/22): Finished with 13 points, four rebounds, three steals and one assist. Vanderbilt (1/26): Recorded 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Auburn (1/29): Had four points, two rebounds, three assists and a block. Texas A&M (2/9): Led the Tide in scoring with 11 points. Florida (2/12): Added 11 points, one rebound, two assists, one block and four steals. Tennessee (2/16): Chipped in five points and eight rebounds. Auburn (2/20): Helped Alabama to its first win at Auburn since 2011 with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists. Georgia (2/23): Scored a team-best 14 points, including the game-tying basket to send it into overtime ... also matched her career high in assists with five. Missouri (2/26): Added eight points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal. Vanderbilt (3/1): Recorded 10 points, two rebounds, 1 assist and one steal. Tennessee (3/2): Scored a game-high 16 points in addition to six rebounds and three assists. Kentucky (3/3): Chipped in nine points, six rebounds and two assists. Mercer (3/16): Set a new career high in blocks with three ... also contributed five points, six rebounds and one assist. Little Rock (3/19): Added six points, two rebounds, two assists and one block. Georgia Tech (3/26): Went 4-for-4 from the free throw line and finished with six points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
2015 Nugget Classic All-Tournament Team ... played in, and started, all 30 games ... led the team in free throw attempts with 129 on the season ... second on the team in steals with 50 ... also second on the team in scoring with an average of 10.1 points per game ... ranked 13th in the SEC in steals (1.7 pg), 14th in free throw percentage (.612) and 26th in scoring (10.1 ppg) ... scored double-figure points 15 times ... recorded one double-double ... led Alabama in steals 10 times, assists and scoring nine times, blocks six times and rebounding once ... Alabama A&M (11/13): Contributed 10 points, two rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes vs. the Bulldogs. Appalachian State (11/16): Scored 20 points along with eight rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal. Mississippi Valley State (11/22): Went 7-of-7 from the free throw line to help her score 13 points in the win ... also added a team-high and career-best four assists, three rebounds, one block and one steal. Georgia State (11/24): Had 13 points, four rebounds, a career-high tying four assists and a steal. Middle Tennessee (11/27): Finished with seven points, three, rebounds, three steals and a career-high five assists against the Blue Raiders. Utah Valley (11/28): Recorded 16 points, six rebounds and one assist in the win. UT Martin (12/2): Had three points, four rebounds and two assists. North Florida (12/14): Notched her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in addition to three steals and a block against the Ospreys. Georgia Tech (12/18): Scored a team-high 14 points, eight of which came in the fourth quarter, and added eight rebounds, two assists and a block. Grambling State (12/20): Contributed six points, six rebounds, a career-high tying five assists, a career-best two blocks and a steal in the win. LSU (1/3): Scored 17 points, in addition to a career-best six steals, three rebounds and an assist. Kentucky (1/7): Had seven points, three steals, two rebounds and an assist. Auburn (1/14): Finished with nine points, one rebound and an assist. Florida (1/21): Chipped in a career-high 23 points and tied her career best in steals with six. Vanderbilt (1/25): Had 12 points, three rebounds and four assists. Ole Miss (2/4): Led Alabama in scoring with 14 points in the win over the Rebels. Auburn (2/7): The Tide's leading scorer for the second-straight game with 16 points in addition to four steals, one block and two rebounds. Mississippi State (2/28): Had a team-high 11 points, while adding five rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal. LSU (3/2): Led Alabama in scoring with 15 points.
2014-15 (FRESHMAN)
Southeastern Conference First-Year Honor Roll ... Alabama's Most Outstanding Player in the Hall of Fame Women's Challenge after scoring a season-best 16 points against Quinnipiac ... earned Black Scholars Award recognition at Alabama's Crimson Choice Awards show ... played in all 32 games, making three starts ... led Alabama in steals with 1.3 per game ... third on the team in scoring with an average of 7.3 points per game ... ranked 14th in the SEC in free throw percentage against league opponents, averaging 70.7 percent from the line ... scored double-figure points 10 times ... Florida A&M (11/14): Chipped in 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench. Duke (11/16): Tallied four points, two steals and two blocks. Kansas (11/21): Big impact in the Tide's win, scoring 11 points, while adding three rebounds, two assists and a steal. Georgetown (11/22): scored a game-high 15 points in addition to two steals and a rebound in the win ... eight of her 15 points against the Hoyas were scored at the free throw line where she went 8-of-10. Alabama A&M (11/26): Added six points, three rebounds and three assists. USC Upstate (12/2): Contributed nine points, five rebounds and an assist. Nebraska (12/7): Had nine points, three rebounds and two steals in the win. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/16): Chipped in 10 points and a season-best four steals. Mississippi Valley State (12/28): Added 11 points, three rebounds and two steals. Kentucky (1/2): Had six points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists in her SEC debut. South Carolina (1/29): Matched her season high with 16 points in addition to two rebounds and two assists. Ole Miss (1/11): Made her first start and played a career-high 30 minutes, finishing second on the team in scoring with 15 points. Mississippi State (1/18): Led Alabama with 13 points, marking her third straight game in double figures. LSU (2/8): Added 11 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal off the bench. Mississippi State (2/22): scored seven points and recorded two steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
2014 Louisiana Sports Writers' Association (LSWA) Class 1A MVP ... four-time member of the LSWA Class 1A All-State Team (2011, 12, 13, 14) ... ranked No. 3 on The Times-Picayune's Sweet 16: Class of 2014 list ... 2013 LSWA District 8-1A MVP ... hit a pair of free throws with 14.4 seconds remaining to help Central Catholic win the 2014 Class 1A state championship ... went 16-of-17 from the free throw line in the championship game, finishing with a team-high 25 points ... finished her career with 2,604 points, 463 rebounds, 189 assists and 245 steals ... averaged 18.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4.6 steals per game for the Eagles as a senior ... key component in helping Catholic Central advance to the Class 1A state semifinals in 2013 ... averaged 18.9 points, 12.0 rebounds, 5.3 steals, 5.0 blocks and 5.0 assists as a junior ... also played volleyball for the Eagles where she was named to the 2013 West All-Star Squad by The Times-Picayune.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born Dec. 16, 1995 ... nickname is "Meo" ... daughter of Corey and Lashanda Knight ... has a brother, Corey Jr., and two sisters, Stormie and Raina ... majoring in psychology.
